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==Introduction==
Resources for researching African American ancestors who lived in Nevada.  
Resources for researching African American ancestors who lived in Nevada.  


=== Introduction  ===
==Online Resources==
 
*[http://www.nvgenweb.org/nvlinks.html NVGenWeb Project]
=== Research Strategy ===
==Research Strategy==
==History==
Legal history -[http://salonsubrosa.com/timeline-of-african-american-legal-history-in-nevada-1861-2011/ The Timeline of African-American Legal History in Nevada (1861-2011)] by Professor Rachel J. Anderson depicts selected events in the history of African-American lawyers, civil rights, and diversity in Nevada’s bar and on the bench.


=== Archives and Libraries  ===
Rusco. Elmer R. ''Good Time Coming''. Black Nevadans in the nineteenth century; forward by Kenneth W. Porter. West port, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1975. xix, 230 p. - (Contributions in Afro-American and African studies; no. 15) E185.93.N52 R87
 
==Resources==
=== Lied Library  ===
===Biographies===
===Cemeteries===
===Census Records===
===Church Records===
===Emancipation Records===
===Funeral Homes===
===Genealogies===
===Land and Property===
====Plantation====
===Oral Histories===
===Other Records===
===Military Records===
===Newspapers===
===Probate Records===
===Reconstruction Records===
====Freedman’s Bank====
====Freedmen's Bureau====
===School Records===
===Slavery Records===
===Vital Records===
====Birth====
====Marriage====
====Death====
====Divorce====
===Voting Registers===
==Archives and Libraries==
'''Lied Library'''


4505 South Maryland Pkwy. <br>Box 457001 <br>Las Vegas, Nevada <br>89154-7001 <br>(702) 895-2100<br>Search the [http://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/index.html special collections] for oral histories and other resources. Also see [http://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/nevada_repositories/index.php Nevada Repositories].  
4505 South Maryland Pkwy. <br>Box 457001 <br>Las Vegas, Nevada <br>89154-7001 <br>(702) 895-2100<br>Search the [http://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/index.html special collections] for oral histories and other resources. Also see [http://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/nevada_repositories/index.php Nevada Repositories].  
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UNLV Libraries have received funding from the Nevada State Library and Archives under the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for a collaborative project with the public libraries, the university, the State Museum, the public television station, and city and county government to document the African American experience in Las Vegas. [http://www.library.unlv.edu/oral_histories/african_americans_in_lv.html See African Americans in Las Vegas.]  
UNLV Libraries have received funding from the Nevada State Library and Archives under the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for a collaborative project with the public libraries, the university, the State Museum, the public television station, and city and county government to document the African American experience in Las Vegas. [http://www.library.unlv.edu/oral_histories/african_americans_in_lv.html See African Americans in Las Vegas.]  


=== Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center ===
'''Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center'''


(University of Nevada, Reno)<br>1664 N. Virginia St. <br>Reno, Nevada 89557 <br>775.784.4636<br>[http://knowledgecenter.unr.edu/univarch/ University Archives]<br> See [http://knowledgecenter.unr.edu/specoll/mss/96-47.html A Guide to the Nevada Black History Project].  
(University of Nevada, Reno)<br>1664 N. Virginia St. <br>Reno, Nevada 89557 <br>775.784.4636<br>[http://knowledgecenter.unr.edu/univarch/ University Archives]<br> See [http://knowledgecenter.unr.edu/specoll/mss/96-47.html A Guide to the Nevada Black History Project].  
 
==Societies==
=== Vital Records  ===
 
==== Birth Records  ====
 
==== Marriage Records  ====
 
==== Death Records  ====
 
=== Biography  ===
 
=== Census  ===
 
=== Churches  ===
 
=== Funeral Homes  ===
 
=== Genealogy  ===
 
=== History  ===
 
Legal history -[http://salonsubrosa.com/timeline-of-african-american-legal-history-in-nevada-1861-2011/ The Timeline of African-American Legal History in Nevada (1861-2011)] by Professor Rachel J. Anderson depicts selected events in the history of African-American lawyers, civil rights, and diversity in Nevada’s bar and on the bench.
 
=== Newspapers  ===
 
=== Military  ===
 
=== Probate Records  ===
 
=== School Records  ===
 
=== Societies and Organizations  ===
 
Nevada African American Genealogical Society - NAAGS meets on the 2nd Saturday of each month except on July and August at 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM at the family history center located at <br>509 S 9th Street <br>Las Vegas, NV 89101 <br>[http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/servlet/lvrj_ProcServ/dbpage=page&mode=display&gid=01352001051121471290397877 Website]  
Nevada African American Genealogical Society - NAAGS meets on the 2nd Saturday of each month except on July and August at 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM at the family history center located at <br>509 S 9th Street <br>Las Vegas, NV 89101 <br>[http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/servlet/lvrj_ProcServ/dbpage=page&mode=display&gid=01352001051121471290397877 Website]  


=== Voting Registers  ===
==References==
 
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=== Other Sources  ===
 
Rusco. Elmer R. ''Good Time Coming''.&nbsp;: Black Nevadans in the nineteenth century; forward by Kenneth W. Porter. West port, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1975. xix, 230 p. - (Contributions in Afro-American and African studies&nbsp;; no. 15) E185.93.N52 R87
 
=== Websites  ===
 
*[http://www.nvgenweb.org/nvlinks.html NVGenWeb Project]
 
=== References  ===


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